Taming the elephant : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini.
by
Burns, John F.
ISBN
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9780520936485
9781417508235
9780520234116
9780520234130
9781597349314
Title
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Taming the elephant : politics, government, and law in pioneer California / John F. Burns and Richard J. Orsi, editors ; illustrations editors Joshua Paddison and Teena Stern ; associate editor Marlene Smith-Baranzini.
Author
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Burns, John F.
Publication Information
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xi, 288 pages) : illustrations.
Series
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California history sesquicentennial series ; 4
General Note
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"Published in association with the California Historical Society."
Contents
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Preface / Stephen Becker and Richard J. Orsi -- Taming the elephant: an introduction to California's statehood and constitutional era / John F. Burns -- A violent birth: disorder, crime, and law enforcement, 1849-1890 / Roger D. McGrath -- The courts, the legal profession, and the development of law in early California / Gordon Morris Bakken -- "We feel the want of protection": the politics of law and race in California, 1848-1878 / Shirley Ann Wilson Moore -- Capturing California / Joshua Paddison -- "Officialdom": California state government, 1849-1879 / Judson A. Grenier -- "None could deny the eloquence of this lady": women, law, and government in California, 1850-1890 / Donna C. Schuele -- The beginnings of Anglo-American local government in California / Edward Leo Lyman -- An uncertain influence: the role of federal government in California, 1846-1880 / Robert J. Chandler.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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Frontier and pioneer life -- California.
Law -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Legislation -- California -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term
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California -- Politics and government -- 1846-1850.
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950.
California -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Added Author
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Burns, John F.
Orsi, Richard J.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2003
Publication Information
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Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 979.404 22 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |